Bainbridge (DLGN 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain John David Bailey, USN Captain Bailey was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He attended Villanova University, was commissioned in March 1945 and served in USS HALSEY POWELL IDD-6862 as torpedo officer until the end of WW II. After serving in USS MUSTIN KDD-413j during Operation CROSSROADS at Bikini he was ordered to the staff of CINCPACFLT until attending CIC School at Glenview, Illinois in 1949. This was followed by a tour as operations and navigation officer in USS GURKE IDD-783j during which Captain Bailey was awarded the Bronze Star and Navy Unit Commendation. Subsequent sea duty assignments included a tour as Aide and Flag Secretary to COMDES- FLOT ONE, command of USS MARION COUNTYKLST-975j, USS KEMPER COUNTYKLST- 854j, USS STRIBLING IDD-867j, CORTRON FIVE, and Chief Staff Officer COMPHIBRON ONE. Interspersed with sea duty assignments were tours as an ASW instructor at the Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, California and Assistant U.S. Naval Attache at the American Embassy, Rabat, Morocco. Captain Bailey received post graduate training at the U.S. Naval Intelligence School. His most recent duty assignments include serving as Head Navy-Marine Section, Military Assistance Branch on the staff of CINCPAC and as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Plans and later Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence and Senior U.S. Officer on the staff of Commander Allied Naval Forces, Southern Europe. Captain Bailey relieved Captain RJ. Hanks as Commander Destroyer Squadron THIRTEEN aboard the flagship in the Tonkin Gulf August 30, 1970. Destroyer Squadron THIR TEEN Change of Command Captain Bailey relieves Captain Hanks as Commander Destroyer Squadron Captain Hanks reads his orders. THIRTEEN-

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Captain R. J. Hanks, USN N l Captain Robert J. Hanks was born in Marysvale, Utah, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1945. He was designated an aviator on completion of the course at Naval Air School, Pensacola, Florida in 1950. He is a graduate of the Naval War College Command and l Staff School H9601 and Naval Warfare Course 09665. Captain Hanks reported to Destroyer Squadron THIRTEEN from duty as Deputy Director ' for Nuclear Planning Affairs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Securit Affairs. Sigce graduation from the Academy his duty assignments have been the USS ST. PA UL ICA-73j,' pilot administrator of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 8923 anti-submarine instructor at Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit, Pacific, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor at Oregon State College, Operations Officer aboard the USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL KDD-869i and Operations Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron ELEVEN: Officer Train- ing Plans Officer QPers-AJ in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Executive Officer of the USS FLOYD B. PARKS KDD-88425 Commanding Officer of the USS BOYD IDD-54415 Assistant Chief of Staff and Personnel Officer for Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific: Assist- 6 it for NATO Affairs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security airs. Destroyer Squadron DCStr0yer Squadron THIRTEEN is composed of nine ships homeported in Long Beach, California. BAINBRIDGE is the flagship of the squadron which includes some of the N3VY'S oldest destroyers and the newest destroyer eSC0fIS- During 1970, ships of the squadron deployed separately- Theb' performed many functions in Southeast Asia includingi Controlling Hir strikes, search and rescue, escort operations and close naval gunfire support for our allies ashore. When 'ts Ships are assigned to the First Fleet on the west c0aSI ofthe United States, the squadron conducts training and main- Ienzilnce to maintain a high state of material and operational rea mess. l A

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Dfsnofv 73 Staff L f O- .AQ CDR O.L. Morrison Chief of Stuff fe 'Q'-'QV LT W.L. Putnam .:. Y ,V . it 3 I C LT R.E. Moore LCDR D.D. Dunning Material Officer Chaplain Communications Officer CWO2 DJ' Benlamln LT P.W. Hildebrand Electronic Maintenance Officer Medical Officer l l l l 1 l A